[Flutopedia format] Ergonomics

This is a list of references on the ergonomic issues related to playing flutes. These references are cited throughout Flutopedia.

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[Flutopedia format] Ergonomics

[Artigues-Cano 2014] Isabel Artigues-Cano and Howard A. Bird. “Hypermobility and Proprioception in the Finger Joints of Flautists”, Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, Volume 20, Number 4, June 2014, pages 203–208, doi:10.1097/RHU.0000000000000109. Publication 24847746 on PubMed/NCBI (subscription access).

[Bernardini 2010] Nicola Bernardini. The Role of Physical Impedance Matching in Music Playing, Sound is Motion Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, February 11, 2010, 2010.

[Booker 2011] Erica Booker and Rhonda Boyle. “Piano Keyboards — One Size Does Not Fit All! Pianistic Health for the Next Generation”, Proceedings of the 10th Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference, “Leading Notes to Effective Teaching: Resolving the past - Exploring the future”, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia, Proceedings of the 10th Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference, “Leading Notes to Effective Teaching: Resolving the past – Exploring the future”, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, published by the Australasian Piano Pedagogy Association (APPCA), July 4–8, 2011, ISBN-13 978-0-646-90142-8.

[Boyle-RB 2009] Rhonda B. Boyle and Robin G. Boyle. “Hand Size and the Piano Keyboard — Literature Review and a Survey of the Technical and Musical Benefits for Pianists using Reduced-Size Keyboards in North America”, Proceedings of the 9th Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference, "Expanding Musical Thinking", The King’s School, North Parramatta, Sydney, Australia, published by the Australasian Piano Pedagogy Association (APPCA), July 13–17, 2009, ISBN-13 978-0-646-55411-2.

[Boyle-RB 2010] Rhonda B. Boyle and Robin G. Boyle. “Hand Size and the Piano Keyboard. Technical and Musical Benefits for Pianists Using Reduced-Size Keyboards”, Journal of the Victorian Music Teachers' Association (VMTA), Volume 36, Number 1, March 2010, pages 17–35.

[Boyle-RB 2010a] Rhonda B. Boyle and Robin G. Boyle. “Hand Size and the Piano Keyboard — An Introduction to the Technical and Musical Benefits for Pianists using Reduced-Size Keyboards”, Piano Professional, EPTA (UK), Spring 2010, pages 18–23.

[Culf 1998] Nicola Culf. Musicians’ Injuries: A Guide to Their Understanding and Prevention, published by Parapress Ltd, Tunbridge Wells, U.K., 1998, ISBN 1-898594-62-7.

[Danubio 2008] Maria Enrica Danubio, Gaetano Miranda, Maria Giulia Vinciguerra, Elvira Vecchi, and Fabrizio Rufo. “Comparison of Self-reported and Measured Height and Weight: Implications for Obesity Research among Young Adults”, Economics & Human Biology, Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2008, pages 181–190, doi:10.1016/j.ehb.2007.04.002.

[Dube 2012] Richard Alain Dubé. “The Story of the One-Handed Northern Spirit Flute”, Voice of the Wind, Year 2012, Volume 2, published by the International Native American Flute Association, Suffolk, Virginia, 2012.

[Furuya 2006] Shinichi Furuya, Hidehiro Nakahara, Tomoko Aoki, and Hiroshi Kinoshita. “Prevalence and Causal Factors of Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremity and Trunk among Japanese Pianists and Piano students”, Medical Problems of Performing Artists, Volume 21, Number 3, 2006, pages 112–117.

[Goss 2015] Clinton F. Goss. “Native American Flute Ergonomics, Revised version”, January 6, 2015, 13 pages, arxiv:1501.00910.

[Guptill 2010] Christine Guptill and Christine Zaza. “Injury Prevention: What Music Teachers Can Do”, Music Educators Journal, Volume 96, Number 4, published by MENC: The National Association for Music Education, June 2010, pages 28–34. Publication 40666426 on JSTOR (subscription access).

[Horvath 2010] Janet Horvath. Playing (Less) Hurt — An Injury Prevention Guide for Musicians, published by Hal Leonard, 2010, 256 pages, ISBN-13 978-1-4234-8846-0, ASIN 1423488466.

[Lonsdale 2011] Karen Anne Lonsdale. Understanding Contributing Factors and Optimizing Prevention and Management of Flute Playing-related Musculoskeletal Disorders, D.M.A. dissertation – Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, August 2011, xxvii + 304 pages.

[Lonsdale 2013] Karen Anne Lonsdale. “Peak Performance: Understanding and Managing the Physical Challenges of Flute Playing”, NFA Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 2013, 43 pages.

[Lonsdale 2014] Karen Anne Lonsdale, E-Liisa Laakso, and V. Tomlinson. “Contributing Factors, Prevention, and Management of Playing-related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Flute Players Internationally”, Medical Problems of Performing Artists, Volume 29, Number 3, September 2014, pages 155–162. Publication 25194113 on PubMed/NCBI (subscription access).

[Lonsdale 2014a] Karen Anne Lonsdale and E-Liisa Laakso. “Preventing Flute Playing-related Musculoskeletal Disorders: Applying Ergonomic Principles in Individual and Ensemble Settings”, Malaysian Music Journal, Volume 3, Number 1, 2014.

[McCaffery 1993] Margo McCaffery and Alexandra Beebe. Pain: Clinical Manual for Nursing Practice, published by the V. V. Mosby Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1993.

[McDowell 2008] Margaret A. McDowell, Cheryl D. Fryar, Cynthia L. Ogden, and Katherine M. Flegal. “Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, 2003–2006”, National Health Statistics Reports, Number 10, October 22, 2008, 48 pages.

[Mitchell-T 2007] Tamara Mitchell; Sally Longyear (editor). A Painful Melody: Repetitive Strain Injury among Musicians, 2007, retrieved December 17, 2014.

[Musikerhalsan 2014] Artist-och Musikerhälsan. Musician Ergonomics, 2014, retrieved August 24, 2014.

[Storm 2006] Seneca A. Storm. “Assessing the Instrumentalist Interface: Modifications, Ergonomics and Maintenance of Play”, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, Volume 17, 2006, pages 893–903, doi:10.1016/j.pmr.2006.08.003.

[Wade-MA 2008] Mark Alan Wade. An Annotated Bibliography of Current Research in the Field of the Medical Problems of Trumpet Playing, D.M.A. dissertation – Ohio State University, 2008, xi + 121 pages.